The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.

Quote by Samuel Butler

Topics: Arrogance Quotes, Ignorance Quotes, Pride Quotes

A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.

A skilful leech is better far, than half a hundred men of war.

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy...

To live is like to love - all reason is against it, and all healthy...

One should judge by appearance only: what is hidden should remain so

One should judge by appearance only: what is hidden should remain so

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

All progress is based upon a universal innate desire on the part of every organism...

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

For every why he had a wherefore

For every why he had a wherefore

The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The...

The Ancient Mariner would not have taken so well if it had been called The...

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as...

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as...

Genius is no respecter of time, trouble, money or persons, the four things around which...

Genius is no respecter of time, trouble, money or persons, the four things around which...

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No...

The extremes of glory and of shame, Like east and west, become the same No...

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

If people would dare to speak to one another unreservedly, there would be a good...

The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing...

The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing...

The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be...

The dons of Oxford and Cambridge are too busy educating the young men to be...

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

The healthy stomach is nothing if it is not conservative. Few radicals have good digestions.

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

Self-preservation is the first law of nature.

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

It is our less conscious thoughts and our less conscious actions which mainly mould our...

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor...

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor...